West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-11-17
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Plush is coming into fashion again.

Enamel is being largely used in jew
elry.
There are 100 girl students at Cornell
University.
Felt hats are exceedingly fashionable
this season.
Black trimmings are the fashion of the
moment in co,orcd fabrics.
high class college for women is To
bc established at Denver, Colorado.
New winter mantles are frequently in
redingotc shape with visitc sleeves.
Tea gowns are ornamented with silver
bells, the traditional ornaments OF folly
Silk cmbroiderics, passemcnterie and
braiding are the favorite trimmings OF
the season.
Velvet cloth is n new wool fabric with
thick pilc-like velvet, and is sometimes
called cardinal cloth.
Miss Lucy Salmon, the new Professo,
OF History at Nassar, is fine looking
blonde with a clear, open face.
tiny bar of Roman gold, tipped at
each end with handsome diamond,
makes one of the richest of lace pins.
Rain fringe" to-wit: Long close
strands Of small jet beads with scarcely
any heading, is fashionable garniture
new style of sleeves is full down to
the bend of the arm, slightly dropping
Just under the elbow, and finished by a
deep, plain wristband.
Mrs. Walker is successful farmer i'm
Georgia. She owns and manages sew
erai thousand acres of land, which this
year Will yield her profit of $40, 900.
Lady preachers are said by the Chris
tian RegiyteT to be largely used by the
Unitarian sect, and are doing "a strong,
earnest, and, in many respects, remarka-
BILE work in the West"
Miss Rigden, of Detroit, is the latest
dress reformcr. She declares that the
gown for woman is the insignia of serf-
dom, and advocates either trousers or
knickerbockeis for the fair sex.
Jackets, of whatever shape, are favored
by ladies of all ages for general wear, and
are worn by young ladies on all occa-
sions The short mantle wraps are, how
ever, favored by all but very young girls
for dressy wear
The 1000 girls employed in a Liver
pool factory have been organized into
fre brigade with regular apparatus and
drill They have several times demon
strated their ctiiciency-whcn the factory
was threatened with destruction.
The most novel style of trimming for
bonnets consists Of plush flowers OF the
most exquisite tints of pink, rose. and
heliotrope, also pale yellow shaded to
to deep orange. The foliage is rot of
plush, but is very soft and velvety.
The Empress Augusta, of Germany. is
more than 10 years of age, and has not
changed the style of her dress for the
last % years. She still wears the same
dark brown wig. and recently mt the
opera was dressed in n white brocade
gown, and wore white cap of plush on
her head instead of bonnet. Around
her neck she wore a chain of large en-.
cralds
The New York Sun says: 'There is
waling among the buttonmakers. The
gorgeous buttons that have illuminated
ladies' dresses by the dozens and dozens
are going out of fashion. The correct
thing now is to conceal the fastcnings.
boxes and boxes of buttons lie unsold on
the shelves of the dealers. But--such
are the compcnsations of the trade-the
hook and-eye sellers are delighted"
In the northwest of India and Dude
lady doctors are coming prominently into
notice. Nearly ~, 900 cases were treated
Mt eleven missionary dispensaries, aud
1000 women sought relief at Mrs. vii.
sons dlspensary at Agra; 1880 women
and children were treated at the Thnnp-
son dispensary at Agra. The lady doc
tor in charge performed successfully
some very important surgical opera
tions.
Hats have greatly changed in shape
since the summer. The crown, instead
of being high is now quite low, and tho
brlm is very broad, and slanting in
front. while at the back it is very mar
row, and slightly curled up at the edge.
The couture, following suit, is also much
lower than in the summer, masscd at the
back Of the head in thick loops and
rouleaux, while in front short bandcaux
are combed off over the temples.
Besides her literary tastes Queen Mar
garet of Italy is much interested in art.
and dcvotes large portion of her private
income to the purchase of paintings and
statuary. She is also something of a
poet, and now and then reads aloud to a
select audience some of the verses which
she has thrown of during moment of
leisure, between reception at the palace
and state dinner. Her lines flow along
tremendously with an exquisite finish.
and often the poetical images arc painted
with a richness Of color that is astonish-
ing.